WH: Trump Backs Strengthened Background Checks

President Donald Trump supports laws to strengthen the background check system for gun purchases in the wake of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting that killed 17, the White House announced on Monday.

“The President spoke to Senator [John] Cornyn on Friday about the bi-partisan bill he and Sen. [Chris] Murphy introduced to improve Federal Compliance with Criminal Background check Legislation,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “While discussions are ongoing and revisions are being considered, the President is supportive of efforts to improve the Federal background check system.”

The Cornyn-Murphy bill, introduced in November, would seek to improve reporting to the background check system by both the federal government and states.

Remember the ban on bump stocks that was going to happen after Las Vegas?